Oceans and Law of the Sea

Secretary-General's Message on World Oceans Day 2023


THE CONVENTION AND THE RELATED AGREEMENTS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Video on UNCLOS in action Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Review Conference Informal Consultations Meeting of States Parties to the Convention Status of the Convention and of the Agreements Deposit of charts/lists of coordinates under the Convention Suspension of innocent passage UNCLOS and sustainable development	OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process Reports of the Secretary-General General Assembly resolutions Other General Assembly documents Official Records of the General Assembly A Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (General Assembly resolution 72/249) Preparatory Committee established by General Assembly resolution 69/292: Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction THEMES Marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction Ocean noise: peer-reviewed scientific studies Ecosystem approaches Oceans and climate change Piracy 2022 Workshop to discuss the implementation of measures to address the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep sea fish stocks	BODIES ESTABLISHED BY THE CONVENTION Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf International Seabed Authority International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea	SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Choice of procedure under article 287 of the Convention International Court of Justice International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Lists of Arbitrators and Conciliators List of experts	THE DIVISION, ITS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES Capacity-building and Trust Funds Technical Cooperation Projects Trust Funds Administered by the Division United Nations - The Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme United Nations - The Nippon Foundation Critical Needs Programme United Nations - The Nippon Foundation Thematic Programme UN-NF Programmes: Responding to the impacts of COVID-19. H.S. Amerasinghe Fellowship World Oceans Day (8 June) United Nations publications prepared by the Division Study - Available assistance to and measures that may be taken by developing States INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION AND COORDINATION UN-Oceans

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